49ers TE Walker's aunt, uncle die in post-Super Bowl crash

Hours after watching nephew Delanie Walker play in the Super Bowl for the San Francisco 49ers, Alice and Bryan Young were killed in a car accident in Louisiana by a suspected drunken driver.

Walker, a tight end, said Wednesday on his Twitter account: “Alice and Bryan Young my aunt and uncle was killed on Monday at 5 am after the super bowl by a drunk. Im going to miss y'all but i know they are in a better place.”

The crash occurred at 5:30 a.m. CT on Interstate 10 outside New Orleans, according to police. Nechole Thomas of Houston was driving a car that crashed at a high rate of speed into the Walker's vehicle, which had stopped on the shoulder, WWL-TV in New Orleans reported. The two vehicles caught on fire.

Thomas escaped with minor injuries, but she faces two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.

According to NFL.com, 49ers owner Jed York tweeted Wednesday: “We are praying for you and your family.”